Meaning of name Gary

The name Gary has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

The name Gary is very likely a(n) German variant of the name Gerald. See other suggested German boy baby names.

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The following names are baby names related to Gary and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gary: Boys - Aldo, Gottlieb, Herbert, Richard, Roger, Terrell  Girls - Wanda

The name Gary is a variant of Gerald. Other popular variants of the name Gerald are: Garald (German), Garold, Gary, Gearalt, Geralde, Geraldo, Geralt, Gerard, Geraud, Gere, Gerek, Gerik, Gerold, Gerolld, Gerollt, Gerolt, Gerrald, Gerrard, Gerred, Gerrell, Gerri, Gerrild, Gerrrold, Gerry, Geryld, Giraldo, Giraud, Girauld, Girault, Jerald (English), Jerold (English), Jerri, Jerrold (English), Jerry

We think the name Gary should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gary to be: A strong and quiet person

In one word, you might describe Gary as a(n) "strong" person.

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As a baby boy name, Gary is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 313 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2006, the name Gary fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2006, by 12 places. For the Year 2006, it ranked 350 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Gary in the USA, over the past 100 years.